Author: Alyssa Presley
PROS AND CONS OF NIGHT SHIFT NURSING | ALYSSA ALL DAY
Today’s video is going to explore the pros and cons of working night shift as a nurse from my perspective as a working mom. I work 12 hour night shifts as a nurse on an intermediate step-down med surg unit. I have been on night shift for about four months and it has been a pretty rough transition which I have shared on my channel. Make sure to leave your pros and cons as well as tips for other night shifters like myself in the comments!
Q&A w/My Co-Worker | New Nurse Tips, Confidence, ADN vs. BSN and Other Advice!
I had you all ask my work bestie, Joe and I some questions on instagram (@alyssapresleyxo) and we answer them in this video! We share a lot of our firsts as nurses, tips to overcome various new nurse struggles and other advice for those of you thinking about becoming nurses and those of you who are just starting out! Share this video with another new nurse that may need to hear some of these things! You’ve got this and you’re going to make an awesome nurse!
First Day at My New Job | Day in the Life of a Nurse Vlog
I was a med surg nurse for 8 months and worked on night shift so I am transitioning back to day shift life. I feel like a new grad nurse all over again!
Morning Routine | OR Nurse
Here’s a quick peek at my morning routine. I’m a nurse in the OR and I get my day started SUPER early.
NEW! 🌜My Night Shift Nurse Routine and Survival Tips! 🌛
Today’s video includes my best tips to survive night shift as a nurse as well as my night shift nurse routine!
My First Month as an OR Nurse – Orientation, Transition, & Losing Nursing Skills
I wanted to share my experience so far as an OR/Operating Room nurse orientation so far. I talk about the transition from working night shift on a med surg floor to working day shift as an OR nurse. I also share why orientation is so long and whether or not I’m worried about losing my nursing skills
WHAT A CIRCULATING NURSE DOES IN THE OPERATING ROOM \\ OR NURSING
My name is Alyssa and I’ve been a nurse for a year. A few months ago I decided to make the transition from a med surg nurse to the operating room. I’ve been asked tons of times to explain what exactly a circulating nurse does in the operating room so this video is a general explanation of what goes on in a typical day in the OR as an OR nurse. This is a very broad overview, but I wanted to give people somewhat of an idea of what it’s like.
DAY IN THE LIFE OF A NURSE ON CALL! \\ NURSE LIFE VLOG
This video is from when I work 26 hours between scheduled hours and on call hours. Luckily it wasn’t TOO brutal, but it was still rough! I hope you enjoy this video.
FIRST 2 NURSING CALL SHIFTS \\ MY CALL WEEKEND & 60 HOUR WORK WEEK
This video is my first time taking call. I had no idea that I was going to start taking call so it was a huge surprise to me and I did NOT take good care of myself leading up to it. I’m on the struggle bus in this video, but this is REAL life! Life is all about learning lessons!
SLEEPING AT THE HOSPITAL VLOG \\ Day in the Life of an OR Nurse On Call
Today’s video is a day when I’m on call at the hospital overnight. I work in the operating room and I’ve been a nurse for about a year. In this vlog I share my favorite smoothie recipe and talk about how it is to sleep at the hospital.
WHAT’S IN MY WORK BAG | OR NURSE
Today I decided to share all of the junk in my work bag! I’m an operating room nurse and sometimes I stay overnight when I’m on call so there’s a LOT of stuff in there!
A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF AN OPERATING ROOM NURSE | On Call & Orientation Update
I am a full-time operating room nurse and also a working mom! In this video, I share a week in my life as an OR nurse and share what it’s like to be on call and go to work in the middle of the night!
OPERATING ROOM NURSE ORIENTATION UPDATE | THE GOOD, BAD & ANSWERING OR NURSE FAQ
In today’s video I discuss the past six months of orientation as a circulating nurse working in the operating room. I’ve officially been in the OR for 6 months and I share the good things, the bad things, my overall experience, whether or not I recommend new grads to start in the operating room and whether or not you have to have a specific personality to work in the OR. All of these will be answered in this video! I also share whether or not I like working in the operating room as a nurse and compare it to working as a med surg nurse.